Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Schools under the state were asked to ensure that no High in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) food should be sold in school canteens through a GR issued on May 8. Nearly three months after the state government banned junk food in schools across the state, concerns have been raised …
According to latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), 4.3 million people a year die prematurely from illness attributable to the household air pollution caused by the inefficient use of solid fuels for cooking. *Why cooking gas is healthier, cheaper option than kerosene, fire woods, by FG, Africare More …
A mobile service dubbed 'Wazazi Nipendeni SMS Service' aimed at promoting knowledge and behaviour change in nutrition practices has been launched. The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children has partnered with the Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) and the GSM Association in promoting proper nutrition. The service …
More than a million children in Yemen are at high risk of dying from cholera, says Save the Children. The charity warns that the children are severely malnourished, and living in some of the areas of the country worst hit by the disease. The number of people infected with the …
Depression among adolescents is a rising problem globally. There is a need to understand the factors associated with depression among adolescents. This study was conducted to ascertain the prevalence of depressive disorders and associated factors among schoolgoing adolescents in government and private schools in Chandigarh, India. Original Source
With improved survival of childhood cancer patients, the number of longterm cancer survivors is increasing. Some studies have assessed the long-term morbidity after childhood cancer treatment in the developing countries. This study was conducted to assess the spectrum of late effects of cancer treatment in paediatric cancer survivors. Original Source
A new analysis, Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding, demonstrating that an annual investment of only $4.70 per newborn is required to increase the global rate of exclusive breastfeeding among children under six months to 50 per cent by 2025. The analysis suggests that …
Over the past two decades, many developing countries have achieved remarkable progress in improving dietary quality and reducing child-stunting rates. But understanding of the linkages between food expenditures, dietary quality, and nutritional outcomes is limited. Using data from the 1995–1996 and 2010–2011 rounds of the Nepal Living Standards Survey, study …
Ghana has recorded significant improvement in reducing malaria prevalence among infants between six months and 59 months, according to the Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey launched here on Thursday. The survey, compiled by the Ghana Statistical Service with support from the National Malaria Control Program and the Ghana Health Service, observed …
NEW DELHI: In about seven years, Indians would know to what extent air pollution may be impacting their lung function. Dr Anurag Agrawal, principal scientist at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), would start work next month on one of the first long-term studies involving children (10-18 year). …
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has made a significant progress in reducing child malnutrition for children aged 6 to 23 months, with the malnutrition rate going down to 38 percent in 2016 from 58 percent in 2000. The revelation was made by United Nations International Children’s and Emergency Fund …
At least 274 billion U.S. dollars in annual increase of investment is needed to reach the UN health targets in 67 low- and middle-income countries that account for the world’s 75 per cent population, according to a latest study published in the Lancet Global Health on Monday. The WHO-funded study …
MUMBAI: A 10-month-old infant from Goregaon, Mumbai, has lost his sense of recognition and is unable to identify familiar faces, including his parents', following a neurological complication caused by influenza H1N1. The extensive brain impairment in the baby has sent warning bells among clinicians that the viral infection can go …
Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday disclosed that while Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 44 lives, 87 persons have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in the State this year in the State so far. The hospitals across the State have recorded 305 and 1111 cases of …
Rabat – A report by WHO and UNICEF shows that 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home and 4.5 billion lack safely managed sanitation. While billions of people have gained access to drinking water and sanitation services in the last twenty years, WHO’s report shows that safe water …
Visakhapatnam: Underfed children are not the only ones who are malnourished. Contrary to perception, children living in urban areas, with more access to junk food combined with reduced outdoor activities, are at a greater risk of malnutrition despite appearing overweight, say doctors and nutritionists. In Tier-II cities like Visakhapatnam, obesity …
Researchers describe long-term functional, neurodiagnostic, and psychosocial outcomes of a cohort of 12 children from Colorado diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in 2014. Original Source
MUMBAI: The antiviral oseltamivir used to treat influenza H1N1 will be more widely available with the Union health ministry taking it off the stringent schedule X list. Now, patients will no longer need prescriptions in triplicate to buy the drug, but it would still not be available over the counter. …
The number of children suffering from acute malnutrition in the areas surrounding Pibor, eastern South Sudan, has trebled in a year and is likely to continue rising, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said. JPEG - 9.5 kb A South Sudanese boy has a MUAC test, designed to detect malnutrition (Photo: ACF-South …
More than 80,000 young children may need treatment for malnutrition in part of western Myanmar where the army cracked down on stateless Rohingya Muslims last year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. Myanmar's security forces launched a counter-offensive in the northern part of Rakhine state after attacks by …
